Addicted to Noise, 10/23/96
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Danzig Has His Blood Pudding And Eats It Too
Hmm, now which record company do I really work for?
Addicted To Noise writer Gil Kaufman reports: We're still trying
figure this one out: Danzig has a new record, Blackacidevil coming out
on the Disney-owned Hollywood Records on Halloween. Weird enough as it
is, considering the 10-song album, which takes Danzig in a new, more
industrial-sounding direction, contains non-Mickey friendly tracks like
"Sacrifice," "Hint of Her Blood" and "Power of Darkness." Now, the last
time we checked, the Son of Satan was still signed to Rick Rubin's
American Recordings, where, according to legend, he and Rubin got
together to meticulously concoct the Devil Dog persona he has used to
get over and all the subsequent urban myths surrounding the former
Misfits lead singer. (Our favorite, by the way, is one a Chicago
concert promoter told us: that whenever Danzig plays a show he insists
that all crew members and venue personnel not wear any crucifixes or
religious symbols and that all crosses be removed from the venue.)
So, when we contacted the publicity folks over at Hollywood and brought
this minor detail to their attention, we were surprised when they said
that they didn't know anything about Danzig still being signed to
American, aside from gossip they'd gleaned from fan websites. But, the
folks at American had a different story. The official word from that
label was that they were able to confirm "that discussions between
lawyers were going on," but beyond that could offer no comment. A call
back from Hollywood confirmed as much with a statement along the same
lines of them being aware of "some sort of legal discussions between
Glenn and American." but that Hollywood Records was not involved in
those discussions and as far as they were concerned they had an
exclusive recording contract with Danzig. Sounds like somebody might be
getting a razor blade in their Three Musketeers this Hallows Eve.